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This week's announcement that the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance will go back to the negotiation table to avert a longshoreman's strike that would close 15 ports from Massachusetts to Texas may have retailers and manufacturers cautiously optimistic about a deal, but details about when and where that meeting will be are being kept close to the vest.
If no agreement is reached, 4,500 workers at the 15 ports along the East Coast—including the 4,000 dockworkers in New York and New Jersey— could walk off the job on December 30th. The last time there was an East Coast longshoremen's strike was in 1977.
(Read More: Imminent Threat of Labor Unrest Averted at US Northwest Ports)
The Federal Mediation Conciliation Service said on Monday that director George Cohen called a meeting of the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance before the Dec. 29 expiration of the dockworkers' contract extension.
Those familiar with the situation tell CNBC that because of the sensitivity of the discussions, details about the meeting will not be disclosed. Talks broke down between the dockworkers and the shipping companies Dec. 18.
Negotiations broke off after shipping management said they want to cap "container royalties," which are payments made to longshoremen based on the weight of the container cargo.
On Wednesday, the threat of imminent labor unrest at four U.S. Pacific Northwest ports was averted after the dockworkers union said its members would stay on the job despite "substandard" contract terms being imposed unilaterally by grain shippers.
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Robert Kunkel, President of Alternative Marine Technologies and Technical Advisor for Mid Ocean Tanker Company and Alterna Capital Partners, says both the shipping companies and the Longshoreman's Union fail to see the big picture on the economy and the impact a weak economy could have on cargo volumes.
"How do you continue to argue over contractual details knowing our current unemployment rate, the container market and China's slowing growth? While the point of contention is the level of container royalties, we should consider the fact that retailers have reported a poor showing of sales for this Christmas holiday," he said.
"The royalties dispute rises from the carriers and ports anticipating growing volume of Asian cargo at Atlantic ports due to the completion of the Panama Canal expansion. But what should be considered are a poor shipping market and a failing U.S. economy, which may reduce volumes and in turn the amount of work available at the ports."
The New York-New Jersey port is the second largest port to handle manufactured goods from China and is the largest port on the East Coast.
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Retailers which heavily rely on the shipping industry to transport their products are anxiously waiting to hear more on the talks between the union and port managers.
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Wal-Mart, Target and Best Buy are just some of the retailers that could experience product delays.
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One word to describe this cancellation....ECONOMY.
Heartbreak hotel: Elvis project seemingly dead
Plans for building an Elvis-themed hotel on the Strip have apparently
gone from unlikely to nearly dead in the wake of cancellation of a
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In a Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, New
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canceled when a go-private deal for CKX Inc., which licenses the
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One word to describe this cancellation....ECONOMY.
To be honest I never really expected his dream Elvis-land hotel to ever get off the ground. For one reason there wasn't enough room nor space to build a 3,000 room luxury Vegas style hotel in the small 16 acre lot of the size he was planning to build. The other reason was the fact that he expected to raise more than a billion dollars in capital funding to cover the $3 billion cost. Even before the economy crisis that was practically impossible.
He needs to focus on one thing at a time and that should be Graceland which needs improvements not a grand hotel in Vegas.
I'm not sure what his plans are.
To buy again what you already own-through another company seems cannibilistic.
I know there has to be some Wall Street type logic to it-but we see where Wall Street Logic has taken Wall Street.
Since this deal (which he seems to represent on both sides) has fallen through it does not speak well for him and his business expertise.
Strange to say the least.
i think he has investors pulling out. that's what happened. investors and stockholders rule what a business does, more than anything else.
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Elvis Presley on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars
Sillerman has made huge plans, and an initial investment of over $100 million to Lisa. (as we all know). So far those huge plans and the grand scope he has been promoting-have amounted to very little. Yet Graceland still is deawing people worldwide and it still makes a good profit-Elvis still is selling records, his publishing companies still rake in profits when any of the songs they own are used in various media. Graceland is still in Lisas hands.
In 1980 many worried what would become of Elvis's image, sales and so on......yet they underestimated his appeal and talent. With next to nothing in unreleased recordings over 31 years he still has retained a place in the world. I do not doubt his talent or charisma-no dead entertainer will ever be as big-as when alive. But many dead entertainers have little legacy of any kind-they are footnotes. Elvis is not a footnote.
I am wondering what the purpose is in selling the shares from hand A(CKX) to hand B(FX Real Estate).? In other words if I understand this correctly he is selling something he owns back to a company he owns or at least is a principal stockholder in.
CKX INC-.The "C" and "K" stand for "Content is King", representing the focus of the company's business strategy to acquire established content, and then to improve, enhance and development the marketing of such content. The "X" takes the initial of founder Robert F.X. Sillerman. This is a trademark of many Sillerman companies, such as "SFX Entertainment" and "FXM Asset Management"
NEW YORK, May 15, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- FX Real Estate and Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: FXRE), announced today that Robert F.X. Sillerman, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and The Huff Alternative Fund, L.P. and an affiliate, together a principal stockholder of the Company, have purchased a total of 4.97 million shares of the Company's common stock at $10 per share. Combined with the purchases made by Mr. Sillerman and Huff during the pendancy of the Company's recently completed rights offering, Mr. Sillerman and Huff purchased a total of approximately 5.3 million and 3.8 million shares, respectively, at $10 per share. The Company raised a total of $98.7 million from the rights offering (including the purchases by Sillerman and Huff).
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Is this really Elvis or topic related?
I am not questioning this transaction at all-I was just curious as to why if you hold something of value in your left hand (CKX) that you suddenly decide to transfer it to your right hand (FX)-either hand you hold it in it still weights the same, still is worth the same-that was my question.
But the reason a legal transaction must take place for this proposed sale-I fully understand.


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Senior year of high school, I cheated on my final exam in religion class. Never got caught. Three others involved in the cheating scandal were each brought to justice — they failed the test, failed the class, and had to retake the course the following semester. Did I feel guilty about my actions? F*#k no I didn't. I aced the test, and got a B+ in the class. It was the best grade I ever earned in religion. My parents were thrilled! Ever since then I've held a sort of admiration for those who cheat and get away with it, and even for some who didn't get away with it. I respect he who is ballsy enough to cruise down life's low road, while the rest of the chumps fight traffic on the high road. I'm halfway kidding, of course, but there are moments when the opportunity to cheat presents itself, and you'd be crazy to pass it up. Take, for instance, just a couple weeks ago, when Jeff Samardzija didn't immediately cease pitching while his throwing hand bled onto the baseball, perhaps doctoring the ball. Well done, Jeff. And as for this Clay Buchholz situation, the evidence against him isn't quite definitive, and it seems extremely doubtful that any real fallout is to come. More power to the guy if he was indeed doctoring the ball — the umps didn't notice, and neither did the Blue Jays. He goes twice next week, by the way.
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I know most of the people on here are trying to loose weight. But some of us are too thin and are trying to gain healthy weight.
If any of you men out there started out skinny and were successful in gaining weight and muscle mass, I would like to hear from you. I would like to know if you did anything differently because you are trying to gain weight rather than loose it and if it worked for you.
Grant - you might want to check out Dr. John Hussman's site. His page on "Why the Body for Life Program Works" notes some of the tweaks that various BFL champions have made. The link goes to his "Tweaking the Program" section; below the "Things you can't compromise on" list, you should especially check out what Abb Ansley, Anthony Ellis and Jeff Seidman did, since all were in your position starting out.
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Sleep a lot. Sleeping is sooo essential when gaining.
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Neighborhoods: Bottineau, Northeast
What a Happy Hour – First of all, I love The Sample Room.
Good vibe, good drinks, good staff. Especially excellent for a quiet evening out in NE (when you compare it to 331, Psycho Suzi's, or Gasthof's). For me, quiet nights out are always a toss up between the NE Social, The Sample Room, and The Peacock Lounge.
Unless it's happy hour - then it's Sample Room, hands down.
1) $1.50 Grainbelt Nordeasts
2) $3.00 1/4 Pound Delicious Burgers
3) Great Staff
So, you can walk away, having had 2 beers and a good sized burger, for less than $7 bucks. That's a McDonald combo. And it's not just cost: these burgers are fantastic and the beer is cold, and the servers are fast and really efficient. Only gripe is the lack of fries... I've gone in at 5:30 and gotten the 2 beer/burger deal simply because the server is that fast and responsive.
Beyond Happy Hour, they have good drinks and good bartenders and a great patio. After two visits, the bartender remembered my name and the drink I'd gotten both times. And it's still the drink I get today (Maxmillian), even though it's not on the menu - they'll mix it up for me no problem. The patio is great in the summer as well.
So, in short, visit The Sample Room.
Horrrible Experience – My husband took me here to surprise me for my birthday- unfortunately it flopped. The tables were uncomfortably close one another and it was so incredibly noisy from of all the people talking. So we order and right away receive one cheese plate- with crackers- (the bread was still in the oven they said) and we waited and waited- 45min after arrival we finally caught the waitress- asked her if we're getting bread(we were starving) -which she then brought. An HOUR after arrival we received our 'plates' and yes they are tiny- so tiny AND overpriced because of that- you do need to order 2-3 per person- Scallops were good-but you only get two, the salads were good- not too complicated when all you do is throw greens on a plate and squirt your ready made vinaigrette on it- the pork ribs :HORRIBLE -tough, size of the palm of your hand -but ALL bone-I got 2 bites of meat off the whole thing!! My husband complained- no manager on site -will be calling back to speak to him/her. We unfortunately and regretfully still paid with no tip, but WON'T ever go back.
Great atmosphere, mediocre food, overpriced but friendly – After visiting the Sample Room yesterday for the umpteenth time, my best friend and I agreed that
we're pretty much over it. It's a great place to stop for an afternoon glass of wine (or two!) but the food
is REALLY on the wrong side of average and was extremely slow in gettin' to us to boot. Add to that
the ridiculous prices, really? They charged us $1.25 for a second basket of bread...now I'm not cheap,
but we spent over $40 on wine and $30 on food. Wouldn't common sense say "Hey, give those people
all the bread they want!" Everything on the menu, and I've had most of it, is definitely overpriced.
Try them for a chat over a cocktail or wine during the day, but skip the food!
Great experience – Went with some friends last night around 10:30 p.m. Had a great dinner-spot-on service. Their wine list is always fantastic and where else can you get wine, scotch, and tequila flights? Only complaint was that the bratwurst seemed a little over priced- $6.50 for one brat with a little spicy brown mustard. Everything else was amazing and well worth it- the tuna, stickney hill goat cheese, and the ratatuille.
IF YOU DON'T LOVE THIS JOINT YOU'RE NUTS! – I was told about this place by my hairstylists (Boji Hairstudio, they're the best, also NE:) and have
been here 3 or 4 times. Okay, it's a perfect late after noon, early evening spot. I've always had great
service and the food is 99% bullet-proof. NO restaurant get every dish perfect every time, but overall
the food is scrumptious and reasonably priced. This whole area is very cool and friendly.
good bar, great food, loud and cozy – i've eaten at the sample room many times, and i never get tired of the food. the menu changes give enough variety for the restaurant to accommodate frequent diners. they have the best burgers, homemade sausages and desserts. perfect for dinner and drinks for groups of 3 or 4 people.
Continuation of the artistic experience found at the local bi-annual art crawl – Following a long day at the art crawl in the nearby eclectic artistic neighborhood/haven, my fiance and I strolled along the pathway of the adjacent park while waiting for our outside table to become available. As the door swung open and the smells wafted through the air, our mouths began to water. The crisp iced tea was a perfect beginning to four courses of flavorful ingredients amalgamated as one in an artistic format that rivaled many of the thousand dollar plus pieces of work witnessed a few moments prior to our arrival. The food is nothing less than a phenomenal expression only available from the hands of a well-trained, seasoned veteran. We will definitely be returning for another taste.
Best food in North, Northeast – I have eaten at the sample room many times. The last being about a year and a half ago. The food was always sort of blah, but decent. I had my favorites but nothing was that great. The wine list was good and the ambience was great. However, I just returned about a month ago, the food was great. Seriously like a 180 degree turn around. The food was vibrant and flavorful, not so drab. Honestly looking back if I had this to compare it to, I would have been disappointed. I am unsure if they have a new chef or they just made some changes on the menu but what a difference a year makes. All of my food was fresh and cooked perfectly. Try the veg torte, and the bratwurst. The wine list was much improved, and my wine, I ordered a bottle, was half off on monday nights. The service was casual and friendly as usual. Again I have to say amazing food, Try it you will not be disappointed.
Wonderful Evening – My wife and I went to the sample room on a saturday night. The wait was about 20 minutes, but we were told we could sit at the bar. we were sat promptly, and the server was very friendly he suggested a few items and we ordered the wine flight (it was great and priced well also). I ordered the salmon entree and my wife ordered the corned beef, bratwurst, vegetable torte, and shrimp. It was wonderful, the salmon was cooked perfectly and the lemon sauce was just great. My wife has been craving the corned beef since we ate there. With the feel, the vibe the great drinks and the good food this place has it all. You can bet we will be back. I highly recommend this place.
Just close the doors – if you own a restaurant and don;t care about the food or the service just close the place and go open a footlocker or something. i've been here quite a few times and had some good experiences, but one horrible experience is all it takes to swear off a place forever. mine was last week. my date and I went in around 9 pm. the waitress was outside smoking with some pals and took forever just to take our drink order. the bread came with the food, and when the food did finally come the corned beef was more like corned beef jerky, and the seared salmon was still frozen in the center. FROZEN! Something tells me whatever talent originally conceived this place left a long time ago. Stay away. Stay far away. Or just go to Elsie's and get some mini corn dogs. The service is better and they're not frozen in the center.
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4/18/14 - After winning the opening game of their series with Minnesota, then having the next game postponed a day, the Toronto Blue Jays dropped both halves of the resulting doubleheader on April 17, 7-0 and 9-5. The Jays were shut down by Twins starter Kyle Gibson, who tossed eight innings of four-hit shutout baseball, while R.A. Dickey lasted just 4 1/3 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and four walks. The Jays offense woke up in the second game, with Jose Bautista slamming his league leading sixth home run; but Sergio Santos uncorked three wild pitches in the bottom of the eighth inning to allow Minnesota to pull ahead. Even worse, Jays pitchers walked eight straight hitters in that fateful inning.
4/14/14 - Currently tied with Tampa and the Evil Empire Yankees, the Toronto Blue Jays are trying to stay competitive in probably, top to bottom, the toughest division in Major League Baseball. After splitting their season-opening series in Tampa-St. Petersburg, the Jays returned home to Rogers Centre for half a dozen games against the Yanks and Houston. R.A. Dickey collected his first win over the season over the Bronx Bombers in the middle game of that three-game set, throwing 6 2/3 innings of shutout baseball, along with three relievers for the 4-0 win. The Jays then claimed two out of three from the visiting Astros, falling 6-4 in the rubber game of the set. This weekend the Jays make their first stop of a three city road trip, in Baltimore for three; next week the Jays head for Minneapolis and Cleveland for three each against these Central Division opponents.
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4/8/14 - The Toronto Blue Jays got off to an awesome start for being AL East underdogs, winning their first series over the Tampa Bay Rays. Though the Blue Jays dropped two to the New York Yankees, including their sold-out home opener, they've scored 26 runs in seven games (13 from home runs) and have a chance to bounce back against the Houston Astros at home. This weekend they'll be taking on other division foes, the Baltimore Orioles, and you can get in for just $4-$5 from Tuesday to Thursday (4/8-4/10)! Spend just $9 on Toronto Blue Jays tickets to see them take on the Orioles at Camden Yards Saturday and Sunday.
4/7/14 - After hosting – and winning – a pair of exhibitions against the New York Mets in Montreal, the first Major League Baseball games to be played in that city since the end of the 2004 season, and the departure of the Expos to become the Washington Nationals, the Toronto Blue Jays packed their bags again and headed south for their season-opening four game set with the Tampa Bay Rays. The Jays and Rays ended up splitting the four games, dropping the season opener 9-2 and the April 3 game by a 7-2 count, and winning the middle pair, 4-2 and 3-0. R.A. Dickey and Brandon Morrow were saddled with the losses; Dickey gave up six runs, all earned, on five hits (including three doubles) while walking six and striking out four in five innings, while Morrow allowed four runs, all earned, on seven hits in just over five innings of work. The wins were behind the pitching of Drew Hutchison and Mark Buehrle. Also, shortstop Jose Reyes is back on the disabled list with a hamstring injury.
4/1/14 - The Toronto Blue Jays are kicking off their season with a long trip down south against the Tampa Bay Rays. Yesterday, thanks to an R.A. Dickey meltdown following his impressive spring, the Blue Jays dropped their opener with a 2-9 loss. Far worse than one loss, however, was the injury sustained by crucial shortstop Jose Reyes early on Monday. After his first at-bat, Reyes re-injured his hamstring while running to first base. He was immediately placed on the disabled list and will be out for at least 15 days. The Blue Jays have the opportunity to show some resiliency and make up for their injured comrade by winning out their opening series: tickets are available for tonight's match ($27 in Upper Reserve) and tomorrow's game ($17 in the Outfield).
3/28/14 - Congratulations, R.A. Dickey. You're going to be a movie star. Or at least you'll have a movie star playing you. USA Today's For the Win reports that Dickey's autobiographical best seller, "Wherever I Wind Up," has had its movie rights picked up by a production company; FTW says that the company plans to hire Buzz Bissinger, best known for his book on Texas high school football, "Friday Night Lights," to write the screenplay. The production company, a new outfit called A Thing or Two Productions, is apparently teaming up with TriStar Pictures to produce the film. The book tells Dickey's story of recovery from numerous setbacks, reaching his pinnacle in 2012 by winning the National League's Cy Young Award while with the New York Mets.
3/25/14 - The Blue Jays are saying bye to Florida—but not for long! Toronto ends Grapefruit League play this week, but they'll be back in the Sunshine State to take on the Tampa Bays Rays for Opening Day. You can still get cheap Toronto Blue Jays tickets for a number of preseason matchups including the final two Grapefruit games: Wednesday against the Yankees (get-in for $21) and Thursday against the Phillies (get-in for $19). Back-to-back exhibition games against the New York Mets in Montreal are also available this Friday (one ticket left for $213 Field Level) and Saturday (32 tickets left from $103-$264). If you want to catch them back in Florida for Opening Day, you can score Toronto Blue Jays tickets for as low as $24! And, if the Jose Reyes injury is on your mind, don't worry Blue Jays fans! Today's MRI revealed that the star shortstop is only out with a minor hamstring strain, granting the club much-needed relief over what they feared was a more serious injury. Reyes is now day-to-day with one week left to rest before the first pitch of the year.
3/21/14 - How bad was 2013 for Canada's baseball team, the Toronto Blue Jays? Consider this: The Jays had one of the worst seasons for injuries of any team in the bigs last year. Edwin Encarnacion, the team's 2013 power man, missed 20 games. Jose Bautista, the American League's home run champ in 2010-11, missed 44 games in 2013, as did Colby Rasmus. Brett Lawrie missed 55 games, while at the top of the list was infielder Jose Reyes, who lost 69 games on the disabled list. Obviously the ultimate success of this year's edition of the Jays will hinge on how many games each of these players don't miss – not to mention the rest of the starting squad, both position players and starting pitching. Grantland's Jonah Keri, in his preview of the AL East, suggests that the depth of the division means the Jays will have to have everything come together just right if they are to have hope at a wild-card slot this fall.
3/18/14 - The Toronto Blue Jays have two weeks left to prepare for their on-the-road Opening Day game against the Tampa Bay Rays on March 31; tickets for this match are $81 on average. Fans are far more excited for the Blue Jay's first home opener, in which Brandon Morrow is slated to start on the mound opposite touted import Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees. This game, on April 4, is averaging $131. If you can't wait to see your boys in blue, catch them for cheap before Spring Training ends! Toronto Blue Jays tickets start at $31 this Wednesday against Philadelphia and drop to $29 this Saturday against Detroit.
3/14/14 - They lost out on free agent Ervin Santana, but that just means Brandon Morrow is still looking forward to being "the man" in the Toronto rotation. A recent piece in the Toronto Sun indicated that Jays brass including manager John Gibbons and general manager Alex Anthopoulos "expect great things" from Morrow, who was just 2-3 with 42 strikeouts, a 1.49 WHIP, and a 5.63 ERA in 10 starts last year before experiencing soreness in his right forearm. Morrow also put on some bulk in the offseason, adding about 20 pounds to his 6'3" frame, leading Gibbons to quip, "He looks like a good, strong, starting, durable pitcher."
3/10/14 - With Opening Day exactly three weeks away, the Toronto Blue Jays are running out of time to put the final touches on their roster before the regular season takes flight. Rumors sprouted long ago that the organization would sign top free-agent Ervin Santana to a one-year deal around $14 million, but now a bidding war has begun with Minnesota and Baltimore also in the mix. The Blue Jays are using fellow Dominican stars Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Reyes to try and talk Santana into taking the shorter deal with Toronto in the next couple days. Dunedin, FL will see a lot of baseball action this week with five upcoming games at awesome prices: Toronto Blue Jays tickets start at $24 against Tampa Bay (3/12), $18 against Houston (3/13), $24 against Boston (3/14) and $17 against Baltimore (3/16).
3/3/14 - After making a huge offseason splash before the 2013 season, the Toronto Blue Jays found they still couldn't keep up in the highly competitive American League East, finishing in last place with a disappointing 74-88 record. It's been over 20 years since the Jays became the first team from outside the United States to capture a World Series trophy, claiming back to back crowns in 1992-93; but as always in these Spring Training days, there is much hope and optimism in the Jays' camp in Dunedin, Fla. Slugger Jose Bautists is hoping for more success in 2014 than his injury plagued 2013 campaign, while infielder Jose Reyes said to be "relieved" to have a second year with Toronto, according to ESPN.
2/12/14 - Most of the Toronto Blue Jays have already left their northern homes for
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1/30/14 - The Toronto Blue Jays have been relatively quiet this winter, especially compared to the big splashes they made in previous years, but now's the time to make some noise, as spring is rapidly approaching and Toronto is still lacking a couple starting pitchers. The front office reportedly has eyes on Ubaldo Jimenez and Ervin Santana to fill out the positions. Score some Toronto Blue Jays tickets for $38 on average to see who takes the mound for Spring Training!
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Last offseason, the Toronto Blue Jays made two huge trades with
for a number of touted players. The moves did not pay off in the least and left the Blue Jays at the bottom of the AL East. This time around, GM Alex Anthopoulos is going in another direction, staying quiet and pinching pennies all winter.
That's not to say that Toronto hasn't made any moves this offseason, in fact, the Blue Jays have signed Dioner Navarro, reacquired Eric Katz, and banked Chris Getz. Still, the Blue Jays are left with a problematic bullpen and two gaping holes in the starting rotation. The franchise is reportedly in talks to land Ervin Santana and/or Ubaldo Jimenez in the next week. The offseason is not over yet, Toronto fans, with a month until Spring Training, there's still time to bag a big-name impact player off of the free agent market. Get your Toronto Blue Jays tickets now and see if the past years of spending will finally come to profit this season!
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2013 Season
2013 figures to be one of the most significant seasons for the Blue Jays in recent memory. In 2012, the Jays managed a mediocre 73-89, good for 4th in the AL East and 20 games out of the MLB playoffs. However, their extensive offseason activity has many fans and odds-makers looking to the World Series. Coming into
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, Toronto's the favorite in Vegas to win the World Series.
After manager John Farrell was released to take the same position with the Red Sox, the Jays rehired former manager John Gibbons. Gibbons will have a stable of new talent to work with. In free agency, the Blue Jays signed 2012 All-Star MVP Melky Cabrera and infielder Maicer Izturis. In a move that sent shockwaves through the baseball world, Toronto made a blockbuster trade with the
Miami Marlins
, acquiring all-stars Mark Buerhle, Josh Johnson, and Jose Reyes. The Jays were also able to acquire 2012 NL CY Young winner R.A. Dickey from the Mets and sign him to a 2-year contract extension. Dickey will be the opening day starter on 4/2 at home against the Indians.
It remains to be seen whether all the new talent can mesh with Jose Bautista and the remaining 2012 Jays to challenge the
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Professor Hamoudi's scholarship focuses on Middle Eastern and Islamic Law, particularly, but not exclusively, as it pertains to matters of commerce. He has called for a reassessment of the manner in which law in the Muslim world is understood and approached, with less reliance on medieval texts and more emphasis on the positive law of the nation states of the Muslim world and on the political, social, economic and ideological influences that influence its interpretation. He has written for numerous law reviews, spoken at conferences in Yale University, Harvard University, Columbia University, the American Association of Law Schools and the New York City Bar Association, and given interviews to various news organizations including The New York Times, Forbes.com, Slate.com, the McNeil-Lehrer News Hour Online and the New York Law Journal. In 2009, Professor Hamoudi was awarded the Hessel Yntema prize, awarded by the American Society of Comparative Law for the best article produced in the American Journal of Comparative Law the previous year by an author under the age of 40.
Professor Hamoudi spent most of 2009 in Baghdad advising the Constitutional Review Committee of the Iraqi legislature, responsible for developing critical amendments to the Iraq Constitution deemed necessary for Iraqi national reconciliation, on behalf of the United States Embassy in Baghdad. He also advised on other key pieces of legislation, including a hydrocarbons law, a revenue management law, and an antitrust law. From this work, and from extensive contemporaneous research into the records and legislative history of the drafting of the Iraqi Constitution in 2005, Professor Hamoudi published a book with the University of Chicago Press in 2013 entitled Negotiating in Civil Conflict: Imperfect Bargaining and Constitutional Construction in Iraq.
Professor Hamoudi is the author of a blog on Islamic Law entitled Islamic Law in Our Times.
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- Islamic Law In Modern Courts: Cases And Materials (Aspen 2014 forthcoming).
- Negotiating in Civil Conflict: Constitutional Construction and Imperfect Bargaining in Iraq, (U. Chicago Press 2013).
- Toward a Legal Understanding of the Shari'a (Columbia University Dissertation, 2009).
- Howling in Mesopotamia, (Beaufort Books, 2008).
Book Chapters and Articles:
- The Impossible, Highly Desired Islamic Bank, 5 William & Mary Bus. L. Rev. __ (2014)(forthcoming).
- Book Review: Islamic Law in Action, 28 J. L. & Rel. 101 (2013).
- On the Political Appeal of Islamic Finance, 2013 Sarajevo Conference Proceedings, Business In Between Cultures (European Association of Banking and Financial History)(forthcoming).
- Transparency and the Shi'i Clerical Elite, in International Transparency Handbook, (E.Elgar 2013)(forthcoming).
- Arab Spring, Libyan Liberation and the Externally Imposed Democratic Revolution, 89 Den. U. L. Rev. 699 (2013). Available on SSRN.
- Religious Minorities and Shari'a in Iraqi Courts, 30 Boston U. Int. L. J. 387 (2013). Available on SSRN.
- Repugnancy in the Arab World, 48 Willamette L. Rev. 427 (2012). Available on SSRN.
- The Surprising Irrelevance of Islamic Bankruptcy, 19 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 505 (2012). Available on SSRN.
- The American Commercial Religion, 10 DePaul Bus. & Com. L. J. 107 (2012). Available on SSRN.
- Notes in Defense of the Iraqi Constitution, 32 U. Pa. J. Int'l L. 1117 ; 14 U. Pa. J. L. & Soc. Change 395 (2012). Available on SSRN.
- International Law and Iraqi Courts, International Law in Domestic Courts: Rule of Law Reform in Post-Conflict Societies, (Intersentia, 2012).
- The Arabs in the (Inter)national, 10 Santa Clara J. Int'l L. 187 (2012). Available on SSRN.
- The Will of the (Iraqi) People, 2011 Utah L. Rev. 45 (2011). Available on SSRN.
- Identitarian Violence and Identitarian Politics: Elections and Governance in Iraq, 51 Harvard Int. L. J. Online 82 (2010). Available online.
- Ornamental Repugnancy: Identitarian Islam and the Iraqi Constitution, 7 St. Thomas L. Rev. 3 (2010). Available on SSRN.
- The Death of Islamic Law, 38 GA. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 294 (2010). Available on SSRN.
- Dream Palaces of Law: Western Constructions of the Muslim Legal World, 32 Hastings Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 803 (2009). Available on SSRN.
- Between Symbiosis and Schizophrenia: The Rights of Iraqi Refugees under Iraqi Law, 34 Rutgers L. Rec. 31 (2009).
- Baghdad Booksellers, Basra Carpet Merchants, and the Law of God and Man: Legal Pluralism and the Contemporary Muslim Experience 1 Berkeley Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Law 1 (2008). Available on SSRN
- The Muezzin's Call and the Dow Jones Bell: On the Necessity of Realism in the Study of Islamic Law, 56 Am. J. Comp. L. (2008). Available on SSRN.
- You Say You Want a Revolution: Deviationist Doctrine, Interpretive Communities and the Origins of Islamic Finance, 48 Va. J. Int. L. 249 (2008). Available on SSRN.
- Muhammad's Social Justice or Muslim Cant?: Langdellianism and the Failures of Islamic Finance, 40 Cornell Int. L. Rev. 89 (2007). Available on SSRN.
- Money Laundering Amidst Mortars: Legislative Process and State Authority in Post-Invasion Iraq, 16 Trans. L. & Contemp. Prob. 523 (2007). Available on SSRN.
- Jurisprudential Schizophrenia: Form and Function in Islamic Finance, 7 Chi. J. Int. L. 605 (2006). Available on SSRN.
- Toward a Rule of Law Society in Iraq: Introducing Clinical Legal Education into Iraqi Law Schools, 23 Berkeley J. Int. L. 113 (2005). Available on SSRN.
Book Reviews:
- Islamic Law in Action, 28 J. L. & Rel. (2013)(forthcoming). Available on SSRN.
- Constitutional Theocracy,, 49 Osgoode Hall L.J. 151 (2011).Available on SSRN.
- Islam and Liberal Citizenship, 26 J.L. & Rel. 387 (2010).Available on SSRN.
- Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, 2 Middle East L. & Gov. 81(2010). Available on SSRN.
- The Crisis of Islamic Civilization, 47 Osgoode Hall L.J. 159(2009). Available on SSRN.
Selected Presentations:
- Religious Minorities in the Islamic State: The Example of Iraq, Boston University Law School (March 25, 2013).
- Legality in the Revolution, Osgoode Hall, York University (March 15, 2013).
- The Myth of the Islamic State, Islamic Law Section, American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting (Jan. 6, 2013).
- The Politics of Islamic Finance, Business in Between Cultures, University of Sarajevo (November 16, 2012).
- US Regulation of Islamic Finance, International Law Weekend, Fordham University School of Law (October 27, 2012).
- Islamic Law and the Islamic State, (Keynote Address) West Point Conference on Islam and the Rule of Law (March 2012).
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Selected Professional Activities
- Chair Elect, Islamic Law Section of AALS.
- Nonresident Senior Fellow, Boston University Institute for Iraq Studies.
- Co-Rapporteur, Islamic Law Section of International Bar Association.
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IT IS GOOD that NPR has been "defunded." But the issue that's much greater than NPR and its comrades in "public"-entertainment is . . . Government—especially the one besetting us now.
For all these many generations, we should never have allowed government to push its way into the radio and TV businesses in the first place, let alone into any business we say is "profit-making." Washington, a people's "business" we started and have since "owned," has no business using tax dollars from us and the private sector, and then insinuate its political self into the private sector—more than ever America's economic and political life-source. The failed government-owned mortgage companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, were a wake-up call we should have taken. Most of us didn't set the alarm and remained fast asleep in. Who knew?
But I see we're waking up and becoming wise to government's decades-old agenda to spread its control lattice "over us," over virtually everything, private sector included.
This is not the stuff of a Hollywood drama or of any "alarmist," "conspiracy," "there-are-Communists-under-every-bed"-thinking: As if some foreign entity, our very democratic government has been achieving some very undemocratic goals by some very undue encroachments into our society. And it not about "Owning for Dollars" on the nation's "Private Sector Show."
Communications, Education—sources of information—our sources of food; sources of energy; sources of material things we need every day; how many worked-for dollars we must fork over, and must now "share"; the kind of light bulb we use. . . . Not to mention the indelible rights printed on The Constitution facing dissolution.
As if that weren't enough, we're being hobbled, rounded up, and corralled even on state, city, and local levels, where we've allowed our ancillary governments to have still more say-so's in how we live and conduct our daily lives. Not to mention growing powers in collecting "needed-revenue" from virtually every imaginable kind of source. As in, "Which of the fee-codes on your phone bill are you asking about, Sir? Oh, 4ME? That's 'Cell-phone Sponsorship'. . .What's that? It's an additional charge on your monthly statement; it goes for families in need of a 'government-sponsored cell phone. . . . Your cable TV bill?"
Against the backdrop of an appalling economic and political diorama, NPR is not a great threat. The greatest public danger now sits in the National Control Room, hidden from public view: Obama, his dutiful administration, and applauding Democrat House and Senate. Here is today's political agent of legislated and de facto control of America, the agent pushing to achieve control however, wherever, and whenever it can get it. "Key" areas always first.
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Capitol Beat: The second election seasonNovember 26,2012Waterbury Rep. Rebecca Ellis, and Barre Rep. Therese Tess Taylor are seeking a Democratic caucus vacancy in the Statehouse as the assistant majority leader, a position that helps facilitate communication between legislators and party leadership.
I think in that process its really important for the individual legislators to know that theyre being heard and have an opportunity to speak and have an opportunity to discuss ideas and priorities, Ellis said.
Ellis was appointed as a state representative by Gov. Peter Shumlin in 2011, and was recently elected to a full term.
She has also served on the Waterbury Select Board for seven years, including four years as chairwoman. She also served on the Waterbury Planning Commission from 2001 to 2006.
Ellis said in addition to helping build consensus through the funding and construction of two firehouses in Waterbury, she was moved by the ability of a group of people to work together in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene and that her experience was something she could bring to the job of assistant majority leader.
During the immediate aftermath of the storm, a key group of about 20 leaders often met daily for about a month, and Ellis also helped facilitate 22 long-term recovery projects.
Taylor was first elected as a state representative in 2008. She served two three-year terms as a school board member with Spaulding High School and the Barre Technical Center, which included time as chairwoman. Shes also been on the board of the Barre Supervisory Union, which shes also chaired.
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